- Actors: Sophie Ward, Kerry Fox, Nathaniel Parker, Jeremy Northam, Michael Gough
- Directors: Moira Armstrong
- Format: PAL, HiFi Sound, Colour
- Classification: 15
- Studio: Odyssey
- VHS Release Date: 24 Nov 1997
- Run Time: 108 minutes
- Average Customer Review: 3.6 out of 5 stars See all reviews (9 customer reviews)
- ASIN: B00004CVHC
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 4,606 in Video (See Top 100 in Video)
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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
Format:DVD
Alice (Sophie Ward) and Martin (Nathaniel Parker) have just moved from the big city to their dream house in a quaint village. Alice finds the adjustment to village life difficult and is depressed and unsatisfied with her mama's boy husband. Things get even worse when a pushy socialite (Kerry Fox) seems to make a play for Martin, when in fact, she's attracted to someone else.
The story is a good one, but I didn't like any of the actors; to me, they were bland and boring with the exception of the wonderful Claire Bloom who plays Martin's overbearing mother. Sophie Ward's Alice is too colorless and dull to care about and she conjured up no romantic sparks. Kerry Fox overacts constantly, always making loud, pleading speeches when a whispered one would be better. I didn't like her so the story fell flat.
This BBC movie takes a good look at life in a village where everyone knows everything about everybody - not a good place to carry on a lesbian love affair. It's an acceptable but lacklustre film that could have been better with a stronger cast.
The story is a good one, but I didn't like any of the actors; to me, they were bland and boring with the exception of the wonderful Claire Bloom who plays Martin's overbearing mother. Sophie Ward's Alice is too colorless and dull to care about and she conjured up no romantic sparks. Kerry Fox overacts constantly, always making loud, pleading speeches when a whispered one would be better. I didn't like her so the story fell flat.
This BBC movie takes a good look at life in a village where everyone knows everything about everybody - not a good place to carry on a lesbian love affair. It's an acceptable but lacklustre film that could have been better with a stronger cast.
21 of 27 people found the following review helpful
Format:VHS Tape
Having already read the book I was wary of this video adaptation of A Village Affair, but I was not disappointed. It delicately traces the taboo relationship of Clodagh and Alice in an idyllic rural environ. I completely felt every moment of the film - I was smiling to myself one moment and then crying buckets the next. Buy it especially if you're looking for a good lesbian love story!
Format:DVD
Gostei muito dos serviços da Amazon.UK, assim como do produto. I like very much about the Amazon.UK services, well that the product.
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it grows on you
At first the acting seemed rather shallow which I put down to it being a relatively old film with quality of picture and sound being not at the level i am used to. Read more
Published on 12 Jan 2007 by RD
Disappointing
I was disappointed by this book. I think it's not brilliantly written and the ending was a pathetic abandonment of love without a fight. Read more
Published on 22 Mar 2006 by "ruanjaha"
Terrible.
Predictable, lacklustre and mildly offensive.
The portrayal of the the two female protaganists and their 'passionate' affair is two-dimensional and simplified beyond... Read more
Published on 31 Dec 2005
Not too bad but a disappointing ending
A lovely setting and good actors. The dialogue is a bit mumbled at times and the quality of the picture sometimes a bit poor. Read more
Published on 4 Nov 2005 by Mr. N. J. Pettefar
Coming soon to a village near you..
The characters are brilliant, each and every one of them. You toally get sucked in to 'village life' in this film. Read more
Published on 19 Nov 2004 by "she_is_out_for_the_day95"
Not just another middle class affair ...
The "grown up" approach to a lesbian love affair is something that is missing from most films of this genre. Read more
Published on 7 Jun 2004 by M. J. Allen
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